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KAPLAN — The No. 5 Kaplan Pirates won game two 4-3 over the No. 12 Caldwell Parish Spartans at Gabe Manuel Memorial Field on Friday to complete the sweep and advance to the Division III (Non-Select) quarterfinals.
The Pirates (21-12) will be on the road for round three as they will face the No 4 Westlake Rams (24-10). Head coach Jake Faulk thinks his team has a shot because they’re hot at the right time.
“Westlake is good,” Faulk said. “They’re four and we’re five, but we’ve beat some teams that have beat them. They are beatable.

IOTA – The No. 9 North Vermilion Patriots advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Division II (Non-Select) playoffs by defeating the No. 8 Iota Bulldogs 5-0 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday.
The Patriots (20-15) will travel to No. 1 Brusly with a return trip to Sulphur on the line. Game one will be on Thursday at 6 p.m. Game two will start at 6 p.m. on Friday. If necessary, game three will commence at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

NAPOLEONVILLE – The No.11North Vermilion Lady Patriots’ playoff run ended Friday as they fell to the Assumption Lady Mustangs 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Division II (Non-Select) playoffs.
The Lady Pats (13-15) surrendered all four runs on one swing in the bottom of the first inning. After a walk, an error, and a single loaded the bases, Lilia Alleman hit a grand slam over the left field wall.